On August 1, Beijing time, there were 3 messages from the Golden State Warriors, let's take a look.
Curry bounced back confidently
Today, the United States men's basketball team welcomed the second opponent of the Olympic group stage, the South Sudan men's basketball team. Compared to the last warm-up game that narrowly overturned (once trailed by as many as 16 points, and finally relied on James's quasi-kill 1-point narrow victory), the United States team was much more prepared this time, firmly controlling the game from the middle of the first quarter, the point difference reached double digits early, and then did not give the opponent any chance, beating South Sudan 103-86 to advance from the group. In this game, Warriors star Stephen Curry struggled, playing 20 minutes, shooting 1 of 9, 0 of 6 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws, only 3 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, with a team-low plus/minus of -5. On the offensive end, Curry had no touch at all, and he couldn't even hit the basket in a big open space; On the defensive end, Curry was also chased by South Sudanese players.
In a post-game interview, Curry spoke to the media and talked about the reasons for his poor performance. "South Sudan is a team full of talent, all of their players are tall and have long arms, which puts me under a lot of defensive pressure," Curry said. However, I didn't shoot more because of my own reasons, and I missed shots that I could have hit in the past. I'm still going to play with confidence, I'm not worried about my form. It is worth mentioning that as a three-point god, in Curry's basketball career, there has never been a situation where he has not made a three-pointer in two consecutive games, and after the last game is sluggish, Curry will often usher in a big explosion in the next game. Let's also look forward to the next United States vs. Puerto Rico game on August 3 at 11:15 p.m. Beijing time, whether Curry can usher in a strong rebound.
Cole's operation is hotly debated
Today, before the United States men's basketball game against South Sudan, the United States team made an unexpected change of formation, allowing Lakers star Davis to start the game in place of 76ers star Embiid. And Embiid sat on the bench all the time and didn't get a minute of playing time. It is worth mentioning that in the last game against Serbia in the United States, Tatum, who won the championship three times in a row and just led the team to win the championship, and Haliburton, the supernova of the Pacers, were DNP, which also caused an uproar in the outside world. After the game, Kerr explained why Embiid didn't play: "We have 12 players who can dominate the game and somebody steps up every night. South Sudan didn't have big men and they were fast, and we matched them, so Embiid didn't play. ”
For Cole's arrangement of this game, it once again aroused heated discussions among fans, and some people said: "Cole is a typical pretend, changing the way to prove that winning is his own coaching level, and he can easily cause psychological imbalance among players and bring unpredictable locker room contradictions." Some people said: "There is nothing wrong with Cole's approach, South Sudan is fast and athletic, and if Embiid is on Embiid, the United States cannot match the offensive and defensive ends, and it is easy to fall into passivity like the last warm-up game." Besides, as a player, you can't do it without a little sacrifice for the team. So what do you think about this?
The Titans will work hard
Today, trainer Anthony Wells II revealed on social media that Warriors forward Kuminga has been training very intensively and hard this offseason, almost three times a day. Trainer Anthony Wells II wrote: "Over the past 60 days, Kuminga's level of focus and seriousness has been incredible, with him completing almost 180 workouts, practicing dribbling, shooting, defensive awareness, singles and pick-and-roll reading. Last season, Kuminga averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 32.15 percent from three-point range, almost all of which were career highs.
It's not hard to see from Kuminga's hard-working attitude in the offseason that he's really a motivated young man. Add to that the fact that Kuminga has historic physicality and athleticism, and his future is limitless. It has to be said that the Warriors' refusal to provide Kuminga in multiple All-Star deals was a pretty wise decision, and it is very likely that next season will be a season in which Kuminga takes off, so wait and see.